Dissolution
By C. J. Sansom
(Penguin (Non-Classics), Paperback, 9780142004302, 400pp.)
Publication Date: May 2004
Other Editions of This Title: eBook, Audio Cassette (May 2003), Compact Disc (April 2003)
Categories: Mystery & Detective - Historical
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Exciting and elegantly written, Dissolution is an utterly compelling first novel and a riveting portrayal of Tudor England. The year is 1537, and the country is divided between those faithful to the Catholic Church and those loyal to the king and the newly established Church of England. When a royal commissioner is brutally murdered in a monastery on the south coast of England, Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's feared vicar general, summons fellow reformer Matthew Shardlake to lead the inquiry. Shardlake and his young protégé uncover evidence of sexual misconduct, embezzlement, and treason, and when two other murders are revealed, they must move quickly to prevent the killer from striking again.
C. J. Sansom earned a Ph.D. in history and was a lawyer before becoming a full-time writer.
The sights, the voices, the very smell of this turbulent age seem to rise from the page. With his remarkable debut, C. J. Sansom can lay claim to a place among the most distinguished of modern historical novelists. (P. D. James) Sansom seems to have been born with, or instinctively acquired, that precious balance of creativity and research that lets a mystery set in another time walk a delicate line between history and humanity. (Chicago Tribune) With this cunningly plotted and darkly atmospheric effort, Sansom proves himself to be a promising newcomer. (Publishers Weekly) This is a humdinger of a whodunnit. Read it! (Colin Dexter)
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